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Guide Price£50,000

Rapier Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2

Key Features

  • For Sale by Modern Auction - T&C's apply
  • Subject to reserve price
  • Buyer fees apply
  • Two Parcels of land adjacent to one another
  • South Ipswich location
  • Potentially (STPP) for development
  • Part of the land is currently utilised as car parking
  • Excellent access to the town centre and A14/A12
  • Freehold
  • Title Plans SK240360 & SK279246

Description

Two parcels of land adjacent to one and other with development potential situated to the south side of the town

Offered for sale is this parcel of land at Rapier Street, Ipswich (part of a larger piece of land with title no SK240360) and the parcel of land title no SK279246 situated at the end of Cowell Street and abutting the land at the end of Rapier Street, which can be accessed from Harland Street.

The land at Rapier Street is in two sections. The first part comprises of four in-line car spaces which is shown on the image shaded blue. The second is further car spaces - also shaded blue in the image.

The land for sale also comprises of a small want in the rear garden of No 1 Harland Street which can be used as a pedestrian access to the parcel of land titled 279246.

The parcel of land, found on the titled 279246 is at a lower level to the land on Rapier Street and is currently overgrown with vegetation.

The land can be accessed by pedestrians, steps to be provided by any purchaser. A vehicular access can be created by any potential purchaser via the existing access road situated between no 6 and no 11 Harland Street. The wooden fence accessed via Harland Street is owned by our client and included within the sale.

Currently the nine parking spaces are used by local residents and our client does not charge for their use. However any potential purchaser may wish to consider formally leasing the spaces to generate an income in an area where parking is considered at a premium.

Potential development value. The land is being sold without planning consent and no previous applications have been submitted.

A feasibility study prepared by local architects Barefoot Gilles shows that at least 8 flats can be constructed on the land with parking. A design and access statement is available for inspection to any potential purchaser.

No undertakings are given in respect of the feasibility study

Directions

Please use a Sat Nav with the postcode IP2 8JS and upon turning into Rapier Street proceed to the end of the road where the main area of land can be found directly in front of you, it is currently utilised as car parking. Prior to reaching this piece of land there the remaining four car spaces are found on the left hand side. Access to the further area of land can be reached between the two sets of terraces house on Harland Street on the left hand side.

Important Information

Auctioneers notes
This property is for sale by Modern Method of Auction allowing the buyer and seller to complete within a 56 Day Reservation Period. Interested parties’ personal data will be shared with the Auctioneer (iamsold Ltd).
If considering a mortgage, inspect and consider the property carefully with your lender before bidding. A Buyer Information Pack is provided, which you must view before bidding. The buyer is responsible for the Pack fee. For the most recent information on the Buyer Information Pack fee, please contact the iamsold team.

The buyer signs a Reservation Agreement and makes payment of a Non-Refundable Reservation Fee of 4.5% of the purchase price inc VAT, subject to a minimum of £6,600 inc. VAT. This Fee is paid to reserve the property to the buyer during the Reservation Period and is paid in addition to the purchase price. The Fee is considered within calculations for stamp duty.

Services may be recommended by the Agent/Auctioneer in which they will receive payment from the service provider if the service is taken. Payment varies but will be no more than £500 inc. VAT. These services are optional.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-26

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

5.5 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Hillside Primary School440 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    402
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Halifax Primary School875 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    409
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Cliff Lane Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    446
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Mark's Catholic Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    202
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • St Helen's Primary School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    439
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy428 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    811
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Chantry Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,006
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Ipswich Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    981
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Copleston High School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,930
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Northgate High School2.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,750
    Type
    Community school

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Vernon Street Foodstore, Ipswich578 metres
Morrisons Daily Ipswich Maidenhall Green, Ipswich616 metres
Co-op Ipswich Station, Ipswich0.6 miles

GP surgery

Essex University Partnership Nhs Trust0.9 miles

Pharmacy

Vision Pharmacy74 metres

Hospital

St Clements Hospital1.7 miles

Green space

Play Space64 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Ipswich Rail Station0.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Brooklands111 metres

Typical drive times

Ipswich5 min · 1.5 miles
Kesgrave15 min · 5.1 miles
Felixstowe19 min · 13 miles
Needham Market18 min · 14 miles
Colchester (city)28 min · 20 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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